Following Russia’s first shipment of S-300 Rockets and the CNN-reported deaths of American and British citizens, it seems the situation in Syria is escalating ‘behind-the-scenes’ with little attention being paid in general. Whether it is the deaths or not, but according to the FT, the ‘war-by-proxy’ is growing in numbers as the UK is poised to ship arms to some rebel factions in Syria as soon as this summer. “The precise timing has not yet been finalized and no decision has yet been taken. But we are likely to be … shipping arms to the rebels by August,” one official noted, adding that “the rebels need ammunition, and a lot of it, just to keep fighting.” The US had secretly undertaken significant lobbying efforts of EU member states to get the EU arms embargo amended and this week Britain and France forced through that deal opening the door for the supply of weapons. Adding to the angst, Russia’s MiG aircraft makers said on Friday that it planned to sign a new agreement to ship at least 10 fighter jets to Syria.